Outlook: Account descriptions

Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID: 470602
Launched
Outlook
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)
General Availability Targeted Release
Desktop
February 2025

Description

New Outlook users can now set custom descriptions for their accounts, making them easier to tell apart in the folder list and various lists and menus across the application. The description can be set in the account settings. #newoutlookforwindows

Change History

October 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM Updated
Status
Previous
Rolling out
New
Launched
Modified Date
Previous
2025-03-04T23:15:18.000Z
New
2025-10-16T23:15:52.000Z

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